CMLTO is pleased to announce the release of its thirteenth annual Medical Laboratory Technologist Health Human Resource Exploration report. This analysis of the 2021 CMLTO membership data examines MLT practice, employment facility and status, and the provision of MLT education.

To access a copy of the 2021 HHR report, click here

You can read or download a copy of the 2020 report (PDF) by clicking here.

The CMLTO will be closed on Monday, May 24, 2021, for the Victoria Day statutory holiday in Ontario. Regular hours resume at 8:30 am on May 25th.

The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) issued a memo (PDF) stating that Directive #2 for Health Care Providers is being rescinded effective today (May 19, 2021). Non-urgent and non-emergent surgeries and procedures may be gradually resumed by healthcare providers and healthcare entities who were subject to that Directive.

The CMLTO exists for the protection of the public’s right to safe, high-quality health care through self-regulation and leadership of the medical laboratory technology profession. The Council establishes CMLTO’s strategic direction and the outcomes that will lead self-regulation forward in the interest of public safety. 

The CMLTO invites members to be part of this process. Bring your knowledge, skill, and ability to Council and help shape the future. Click on the above image to read or download the poster (PDF). Deadline for submission is Friday, May 28, 2021, 4:30 pm.

To achieve an effective mix of skills and abilities, the Council has established selection criteria for Council Member nominations and appointments.These criteria are designed to increase understanding of the qualifications and expectations of Council Members and serve as a guide for candidates and for those who are nominating, and being nominated, for Council positions. Please click here for more information.

The Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) oversees the registration practices of the CMLTO to ensure that they are transparent, objective, impartial and fair for anyone who wants to practise as a medical laboratory technologist in Ontario.

Read or download the CMLTO’s Fair Registration Practices Report for 2020 (PDF).

Message from Registrar & CEO Kathy Wilkie to MLTs

On April 22, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) issued a memo to Health Profession Regulators of Ontario (HPRO), Ontario hospitals, and unions about new directives now in effect.

Chief Medical Officer of Health's (CMOH) Directive #2 (PDF)
CMOH Directive #2: Questions & Answers in English (PDF), in French (PDF).
CMOH Directive #3 (PDF)

Ontario Regulation 305/21 Regulated Health Professionals, made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, 1990, is available to read here.

A new order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, 1990 (EMCPA) authorizes healthcare professionals including MLTs to provide patient care services outside their regular scope of practice and enables hospitals to employ, contract, appoint, or otherwise engage regulated health professionals from out-of-province.

For more information, read or download the PDF of the full message.

Ontario health regulatory Colleges exist to protect the public interest. To help the public understand how well Colleges are doing their job and to help continually improve accountability, transparency and oversight, all Colleges are reporting on their work in the College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF) Reporting Tool. The new tool was developed by the Ministry of Health, together with Ontario’s health regulatory Colleges, subject matter experts, and the public.

You can learn more about the Reporting Tool and the process by clicking here.

Read or download the CMLTO CPMF Report for 2020 (PDF).

“How well are Ontario’s regulatory health Colleges protecting the public interest?” This is the question the Ontario Ministry of Health asked health profession regulators to answer when it developed the College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF).